Columbus Blue Jackets#8 · D

ZachWerenski

Age

Height

6′2″

Weight

216 lb

Shoots

Born

Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA

Draft

2015 · CBJ · round 1, #8 overall

Pony per game

+0.28

3 of 233 defencemen

Pony total

+21.27

75 games · 2025-26

Points

22-59-81

G-A-P · 75 GP · 26:37 TOI

IMPACT

+17.5

Goals / 82 · OFF +14.8 · DEF +2.7

Pony score

Game by game 5-game average

Average night

75 games · +0.28 per game

Production+0.25Production−0.02

Play driving+0.04Play driving0.00

Special teams+0.01Special teams0.00

Usage0.00Usage+0.00

Offence left column, defence right; goals per game above an average defenceman.

Shot map

0 goals on 0.0 xG · +0.0 finishing · 0 attempts

goal (0), taller = higher xGsaved (0)missed (0)

Isolated impact

FewerMore shots23-24 – 25-2625-26Method

Total

+8.4

Goals · std season98th pct D

Goal threat

Penalties

With or without

Together Werenski apart Mate apart5v5 · 100+ min25-26Method

Game log

			Scoring					Shooting				5v5		Play						Time
Date	Opp	Pony	G	A	P	SOG	TOI	Res	Res	G

Career

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	29	Columbus Blue Jackets	2	0	2	2	1.00	+2	0	0	4	0.0	30:15

Awards

James Norris Memorial Trophy
2026

Total

25 GP

+4.61

10–10–5

208

6.09

+4.61

Per GP

+0.18

0.12

0.72

0.84

3.2

26:48

0.12

0.72

0.84

0.24

0.00

3.2

8.3

0.24

0.4

1.2

0.5

1.7

0.3

04/14	vsWSH	−0.07	0	0	0	3	25:59	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0.20	0	48	41	0	2	1	1	0	−1	25:59	1:34	0:02	23	−0.07
04/12	vsBOS	−0.08	0	0	0	8	30:27	L2–3	L2–3	0	0	0	0	0	8	11	0.20	0	65
04/11	@MTL	+0.37	0	1	1	4	25:42	W5–2	W5–2	0	1	1	0	0	4	12	0.27	0	61	65	0
04/09	@BUF	−0.28	0	0	0	5	28:46	L0–5	L0–5	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	0.30	0	51	35	0
04/07	@DET	+0.94	1	1	2	6	33:26	W4–3	W4–3	1	1	2	1	0	6	15	0.24	17	61
04/04	vsWPG	−0.09	0	0	0	0	27:27	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.10	—	35	43	0
04/02	@CAR	−0.09	0	0	0	0	22:12	L1–5	L1–5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	—	41	57	1
03/31	vsCAR	+0.42	0	1	1	3	27:29	L2–5	L2–5	0	1	1	0	0	3	9	0.21	0	50	63	1
03/29	vsBOS	+0.20	0	0	0	2	30:11	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	0.25	0	61	68	0
03/28	vsSJS	−0.56	0	0	0	3	30:51	L2–3	L2–3	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0.09	0	40	27	0
03/26	@MTL	−0.29	0	0	0	1	27:21	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0.12	0	57	64	0
03/24	@PHI	+0.63	1	1	2	3	24:27	W3–2	W3–2	1	1	2	0	0	3	7	0.68	33	60	55	0
03/22	@NYI	−0.11	0	0	0	3	29:01	L0–1	L0–1	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0.08	0	72	81	0
03/21	vsSEA	+0.34	0	3	3	4	24:07	W5–2	W5–2	0	3	3	0	0	4	7	0.30	0	67
03/19	vsNYR	+1.06	0	3	3	5	24:09	W6–3	W6–3	0	3	3	1	0	5	9	0.55	0	80
03/17	vsCAR	+0.53	0	1	1	3	22:10	W5–1	W5–1	0	1	1	1	0	3	7	0.27	0	49	76	0
03/14	@PHI	−0.24	0	0	0	2	27:13	W2–1	W2–1	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0.04	0	58	53	3
03/12	@FLA	+0.01	0	0	0	5	28:31	OTL1–2	OTL1–2	0	0	0	0	0	5	11	0.45	0	61	75	0
03/10	@TBL	+0.48	0	2	2	0	22:59	W5–2	W5–2	0	2	2	2	0	0	3	0.07	—	32	73
03/09	vsLAK	+0.20	0	1	1	3	29:04	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	0	1	1	1	0	3	6	0.13	0	42	21	1
03/07	vsUTA	−0.10	0	0	0	2	26:53	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	0.15	0	57	43	0
02/28	vsNYI	+0.55	0	2	2	5	28:02	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	2	2	0	0	5	12	0.45	0	63	70	2
02/26	@BOS	+0.26	0	1	1	7	28:34	L2–4	L2–4	0	1	1	0	0	7	15	0.31	0	65
02/04	vsCHI	+0.61	1	0	1	2	21:45	W4–0	W4–0	1	0	1	0	0	2	7	0.23	50	71	73	0
02/03	@NJD	−0.09	0	1	1	2	23:11	W3–0	W3–0	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0.31	0	49	62	0
01/31	@STL	+0.20	0	1	1	4	22:58	W5–3	W5–3	0	1	1	0	0	4	11	0.20	0	64	66
01/30	@CHI	+0.60	0	2	2	3	27:38	W4–2	W4–2	0	2	2	1	0	3	7	0.19	0	51	72
01/28	vsPHI	+0.40	0	2	2	2	22:58	W5–3	W5–3	0	2	2	0	0	2	7	0.23	0	57	47
01/24	vsTBL	+0.50	0	2	2	3	26:35	W8–5	W8–5	0	2	2	1	0	3	5	0.31	0	59	76
01/22	vsDAL	+0.70	1	0	1	3	27:45	W1–0	W1–0	1	0	1	0	0	3	7	0.26	33	55	68
01/20	vsOTT	−0.05	0	0	0	2	25:12	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0.10	0	53	48
01/17	@PIT	−0.11	0	1	1	2	29:43	W4–3	W4–3	0	1	1	0	0	2	6	0.15	0	44	40
01/15	vsVAN	+0.67	1	0	1	5	25:32	W4–1	W4–1	1	0	1	1	0	5	12	0.63	20	61	77
01/13	vsCGY	+0.92	1	2	3	5	27:45	W5–3	W5–3	1	2	3	1	0	5	8	0.34	20	58
01/11	@UTA	+0.63	0	1	1	3	28:19	W3–2	W3–2	0	1	1	1	0	3	10	0.24	0	51	66
01/10	@COL	−0.05	0	0	0	5	22:23	L0–4	L0–4	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	0.11	0	49	51
01/08	@VGK	+0.25	0	1	1	1	28:00	L3–5	L3–5	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0.21	0	60	61
01/06	@SJS	+0.25	1	0	1	2	24:47	L2–5	L2–5	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	0.14	50	58	42
01/04	vsPIT	+0.78	1	1	2	2	25:54	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	1	1	2	0	0	2	4	0.12	50	47	56
01/03	vsBUF	+0.01	0	2	2	5	23:12	W5–1	W5–1	0	2	2	0	0	5	6	0.33	0	42	39
12/20	@ANA	+0.32	1	1	2	4	27:56	L3–4	L3–4	1	1	2	1	0	4	8	0.23	25	47	30
12/18	vsMIN	+1.27	2	0	2	8	28:30	L2–5	L2–5	2	0	2	0	0	8	15	0.46
12/16	vsANA	+1.05	2	1	3	4	29:31	W4–3	W4–3	2	1	3	0	0	4	9	0.51
12/13	vsVGK	+0.38	0	1	1	2	25:53	L2–3	L2–3	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	0.09	0	63	72
12/11	vsOTT	+0.24	0	2	2	2	26:49	L3–6	L3–6	0	2	2	1	0	2	5	0.11	0	57	51
12/09	@CAR	0.00	0	0	0	5	24:08	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	0.37	0	49	44
12/07	@WSH	−0.18	0	0	0	2	27:53	L0–2	L0–2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0.23	0	51	50
12/06	@FLA	−0.25	0	1	1	4	29:01	OTL6–7	OTL6–7	0	1	1	0	0	4	6	0.19	0	48	49
12/04	vsDET	+0.87	0	3	3	3	28:29	W6–5	W6–5	0	3	3	2	0	3	7	0.20	0
12/01	@NJD	+0.10	0	2	2	1	26:57	W5–3	W5–3	0	2	2	0	0	1	3	0.02	0	34	31
11/28	vsPIT	+0.73	1	1	2	2	26:06	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	1	1	2	0	1	2	4	0.16	50	52
11/26	vsTOR	+0.50	1	0	1	6	28:40	OTL1–2	OTL1–2	1	0	1	0	0	6	8	0.23	17	63
11/24	@WSH	−0.07	0	0	0	4	17:36	L1–5	L1–5	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	0.19	0	48	48
11/22	@DET	+0.86	1	1	2	7	28:05	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	1	1	2	1	0	7	12	0.74	14	43
11/20	@TOR	+0.67	0	3	3	6	28:48	W3–2	W3–2	0	3	3	0	0	6	12	0.42
11/18	@WPG	+0.49	1	0	1	2	24:10	L2–5	L2–5	1	0	1	0	0	2	5	0.22	50	49	57
11/17	vsMTL	+0.44	1	1	2	4	29:41	W4–3	W4–3	1	1	2	1	0	4	6	0.16	25	47	38
11/15	vsNYR	+0.35	0	1	1	5	27:18	OTL1–2	OTL1–2	0	1	1	1	0	5	7	0.37	0	40	43
11/13	vsEDM	+0.09	0	1	1	4	24:21	W5–4	W5–4	0	1	1	0	0	4	7	0.12	0	49	56
11/11	@SEA	−0.14	0	0	0	2	31:13	W2–1	W2–1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0.17	0	49	47
11/10	@EDM	+0.11	0	1	1	4	27:39	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	0	1	1	0	0	4	12	0.49	0	54	61
11/08	@VAN	+0.10	0	0	0	4	29:27	L3–4	L3–4	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	0.47	0	58	60
11/05	@CGY	+0.05	0	0	0	5	27:28	L1–5	L1–5	0	0	0	0	0	5	14	0.25	0	53	47
11/02	@NYI	−0.13	0	0	0	2	27:06	L2–3	L2–3	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0.18	0	49	53
11/01	vsSTL	+0.62	1	1	2	4	25:48	W3–2	W3–2	1	1	2	1	0	4	8	0.20	25	51	49
10/29	vsTOR	+0.47	1	1	2	2	21:44	W6–3	W6–3	1	1	2	0	0	2	4	0.18	50	37	36
10/28	@BUF	+0.85	1	1	2	5	27:59	W4–3	W4–3	1	1	2	1	0	5	9	0.21	20	53	49
10/25	@PIT	+0.15	0	0	0	3	29:49	W5–4	W5–4	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0.04	0	69	72
10/24	vsWSH	+0.45	0	0	0	4	24:33	L1–5	L1–5	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	0.32	0	65	78
10/21	@DAL	−0.32	0	0	0	0	21:56	W5–1	W5–1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.07	—	47	44
10/18	vsTBL	+0.19	0	1	1	0	25:02	W3–2	W3–2	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0.13	—	50	65
10/16	vsCOL	+0.04	0	0	0	3	26:25	L1–4	L1–4	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0.20	0	47	41
10/13	vsNJD	−0.16	0	0	0	7	29:14	L2–3	L2–3	0	0	0	0	0	7	13	0.34	0	64
10/11	@MIN	+1.03	1	2	3	7	25:20	W7–4	W7–4	1	2	3	1	0	7	14	0.49
10/09	@NSH	−0.21	0	0	0	5	27:16	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	0.17	0	50	37

Season	Age	League · team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2025-26	28	OG · USA	6	1	5	6	1.00	+8	4	0	12	8.0	16:23
2024-25	27	WC · USA	7	1	5	6	0.86	+9	2	—	—	—	—
2024-25	27	4 Nations · United States	4	0	6	6	1.50	+3	2	0	13	0.0	20:41
2023-24	26	WC · USA	8	2	5	7	0.88	+7	8	—	—	—	—
2023-24	26	International · Team USA	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	0	—	—	—	—
2018-19	21	WC · USA	2	0	0	0	0.00	-1	0	—	—	—	—
2015-16	18	AHL · Lake Erie	7	1	0	1	0.14	+2	0	0	19	5.3	—
2015-16	18	NCAA · Univ. of Michigan	36	11	25	36	1.00	+5	20	—	—	—	—
2015-16	18	WJC-20 · USA U20	7	2	7	9	1.29	+10	4	—	—	—	—
2014-15	17	Big Ten · U. of Michigan	35	9	16	25	0.71	—	8	3	—	—	—
2014-15	17	WJC-A · USA	5	1	1	2	0.40	+3	2	0	4	—	—
2013-14	16	USHL · USNTDP	35	6	13	19	0.54	-4	17	2	66	9.1	—
2013-14	16	U-17 · USNTDP	16	2	11	13	0.81	—	25	—	—	—	—
2012-13	15	HPHL · Det. L.C. U18	28	7	14	21	0.75	—	18	—	—	—	—
2011-12	14	T1EHL · Det. B. Tire U16	35	8	20	28	0.80	—	18	—	—	—	—
2010-11	13	T1EBHL · Belle Tire Bantam Major AAA	27	10	15	25	0.93	0	8	—	—	—	—
2009-10	12	T1EMBHL · Belle Tire Bantam Minor AAA	31	16	19	35	1.13	0	10	—	—	—	—
2008-09	11	QC Int PW · Belle Tire	4	0	1	1	0.25	—	0	—	—	—	—

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2019-20	22	Columbus Blue Jackets	10	1	2	3	0.30	+1	4	0	26	3.8	30:03
2018-19	21	Columbus Blue Jackets	10	1	5	6	0.60	+3	9	1	15	6.7	26:37
2017-18	20	Columbus Blue Jackets	6	1	2	3	0.50	0	2	1	18	5.6	24:11
2016-17	19	Columbus Blue Jackets	3	1	0	1	0.33	-2	0	1	14	7.1	23:29
NHL career			Career			29	4	9	13	0.45	+2	15	3	73	5.5	26:58